Hauger leads the way at Le Mans

Adam Eteki (Zanardi / Parilla) was replaced by Pedro Hiltbrand at the front of the first timed session of the European OK Championship at Le Mans. Theo Nouet (Energy / TM) then took control against Eteki and Oliver Hodgson (Birel ART / Parilla). Franck Chappard (Redspeed / Parilla) came to join his comrades in 4th position. Nouet went under 54” before facing an attack from Gianluca Petecof (Tony Kart / Vortex). Eteki was back in 2nd place, Nouet finished 3rd in front of Noah Milell (Kosmic / Vortex) and Rosina. David Schumacher (Tony Kart / Vortex) finished 8th with Pedro Hiltbrand (Tony Kart / Vortex), Milane Petelet (Praga / TM) returning to 13th at the end of the session, while Chappard finished 16th.

Sami Taoufik (FA Kart / Vortex) was 3rd in front of Callum Bradshaw (CRG / Parilla), Karol Basz (Kosmic / Vortex) and Théo Pourchaire (Kosmic / Vortex) who opened the second-session hostilities. Lorenzo Travisanutto (Zanardi / Parilla) accelerated and took 1st place, while Finlay Kenneally (Tony Kart / Vortex) was 4th. However, he did what he needed to take provisional pole, 15 thousandths ahead of Travisnutto and 39 thousandths ahead of Basz. Bradshaw took 4th place against Jonne Ollikainen (Tony Kart / Vortex) and Caio Collet (Birel ART / TM). David Vidales (Tony Kart / Vortex) was never able to fight at the front and finished in 22nd position, 8 tenths off.

Austin Garrison (Comp / TM) was ahead of Flavio Camponeschi (CRG / Parilla) at the start of the third session, then Isak Blomqvist (Tony Kart / Vortex) followed by Dennis Hauger (CRG / Parilla). Michael D’Orlando (Birel ART / TM) was dislodged from 2nd position by Ulysse De Pauw (Kosmic / Parilla). Hauger improved and took pole with 53”155, Juho Valtanen (Kosmic / Vortex) finished 2nd in front of Blomqvist and De Pauw, with Thomas Joyner (Zanardi / Parilla) 5th, ahead of D’Orlando and Camponeschi.

The Qualifying classification mixed the three sessions due to the large differences. Hauger thus held pole ahead of Pourchaire and Petecof, Eteki was ranked 6th, Nouet 9th, De Pauw 10th, and Bouvier 32nd.

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